Printing box



Patented Mar. 27, 1923. I j

UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

FRED SMITH, OF MOUNT VERNON, INDIANA.

PRINTING BOX.

Application filed April 27, 1920. Serial No. 376,983.

To all whomz't may concern: size. These supports 3 are heldadj acent the Be it known that I, FRED SMITH, a citizen lower edge of the openings 2 by means of of, the United States, residing at Mount the rings 4 which will also allow the sup- Vernon, in the county of Posey and State port 3 to be swung upwardly thus closing 5 of Indiana, have invented certain new and the opening 2 when same is not in use. In useful Improvements in a Printing Box, of order to firmly support the support 3 in a which the following is a specification. position at right angles to the walls 1 I have This invent-ion relates to a printing box provided the flexible strip 5 which may be and has for its principal object to produce a of any suitable material. These strips 5 box into which may be. inserted an electric have one end fixedly attached to the wall 1 bulb for printing photographs from films or while the other ends are attached to the plates. outer or bottom face of the support 3.

Another object of the invention resides By referring especially to Figure 2 of in the production of means for holding or the drawings it will be seen that I have prosupporting a plurality of printing frames so vided a latch indicated generally at 6 which that they will be exposed to the light. consists of a stem mounted upon the knob 9.

With these and other objects in view this Spaced apart upon this stem there is situinvention consists of certain novel arrangeated the two plates 7 and 8 which are spaced nients, combinations, and construction of from each other a distance equal to the 20 parts as will be hereinafter more fully dethickness of the walls 1 thus firmly prescribed and claimed. venting the movement of the support 3 In the accompanying drawings when same is in a closed position. Figure 1 is a perspective View of the in- From the above description it will be seen vention, that I have produced a very simple device 25 Figure 2 is a vertical section taken which may be cheaply constructed and will 7 through a portion of one of the side walls be sufliciently durable for its purpose. This of the device, and device may be constructed of paste-board or Figure 3 is a central horizontal cross secany like material. Although I have detion thereof. scribed the preferred construction of my 30 In general the printing box consists of device I wish it understood that I may the four side walls as shown thus leaving make such changes in arrangements of the box open at its top and bottom, each of parts, combinations thereof, and constructhese side walls has mounted thereon a suptions thereof that may fall within the scope port which will also act as a closure for the of the appended claim.

openings provided in the walls when the Having thus described my invention what device is not in use or when it is desired to I claim as new is only use a certain number of these open- As a new article of manufacture, a printings. mg frame supporting device consisting of By referring to the drawings by numerals a plurality of walls provided with openings,

40 it will be seen that '1 designates the side supports hingedly carried by the lower walls which are held together in any suitedges of the openings, strips for holding able manner so as to provide a top and bot said supports at right angles to the walls, tom opening. Each of these walls 1 is proand means for holding the supports in a vided with the rectangular shaped opening 2 closed position.

45 as shown but I reserve the right to make In testimony whereof I aflix my signature these openings of any desired shape or size. in presence of two witnesses.

In order to support a frame in alignment FRED SMITH. with the openings 2 I have provided the Witnesses: supports 3 which are of the same shape as WM. ESPUNGHIED,

50 the openings and could also be of the same HOMER G. SMITH. 

